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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 916 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2026

- Warm, dry, and windy weekend expected. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s Saturday, warming to the upper 80's to mid 90s Monday. Winds will gust to 35mph at times.

- Chance for rain Tuesday into Wednesday with significant cooling by the end of next week.

SHORT TERM

(Tonight through Sunday night) Issued at 916 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2026

The Pacific Northwest shortwave trough is continuing to slowly dig southward and will eventually merge with Tropical Storm Rachel over the western U.S. by Monday. Strong southwesterly flow aloft will be present from the southwestern U.S. into Colorado by Tuesday morning. Until that system moves east it will be warm for October with highs warming into the lower 90s (especially the eastern panhandles)with mid to upper 80's elsewhere. Windy conditions are expected over the weekend as well with wind gusts 33-38 mph over the region. Chances for precipitation increase quickly during the day on Tuesday with showers and thunderstorms a possibility.

LONG TERM

(Monday through next Friday) Issued at 916 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2026

SPC has portions of the area in a slight risk for severe weather on Wednesday...mainly in the eastern half of the panhandles. The western low and trough will finally begin to move to the northeast and take on a bit of a negative tilt as it emerges into the western plains. Well defined boundaries to the north across southern KS and from a low in southeast CO through far western TX will be areas of focus. At this time it seems as if the best chance for storms will be near the KS/OK border and more scattered across the eastern third of the panhandle. Since this time period is still a few days away more refinements are likely over the weekend.

As that system moves away from the area signs are pointing to a cold front that will be moving south across the area early Thursday (Oct 15). Temps will begin to fall with highs only in the 70s on Thursday the 15th and then cooling into the 60's Friday.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 613 AM CDT Sat Oct 10 2026

VFR conditions are forecast at all sites over the next 24 hrs. Winds will be breezy this afternoon into the overnight hours, primarily out of the south-southwest at 15-25 kts, gusting over 30 kts at times. LLWS is present at KGUY this morning due to lighter surface winds and a strong LLJ, and could return later tonight. However, confidence is too low to include additional mentions in the TAF at this time.

Harrel

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. OK...None.